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Michael J. Behm

Michael J. Behm is an attorney in his 20th year of practicing law. Mike’s law practice focuses exclusively on the representation of people who have been seriously injured due to negligence.

He is an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell and was one of the
youngest qualifying attorneys in Michigan when he received this honor.Mike
has also been listed as a Michigan Super Lawyer the last five years and
is recognized by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of the
top 100 trial lawyers in Michigan.

In the Summer of 2011, Mike became only the thirteenth attorney from
Michigan to become a Fellow in the Melvin M. Belli Society. Mike has been elected to the State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly, where he served a three year term, has served many years on the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission, and served as a Director of the Genesee County Bar Association. During the last four election cycles, Mike has served as co-chairperson of the Genesee County Voter Protection Program.

Mike is the Immediate Past President of the Michigan Association for Justice. Over the past five years, as an officer of MAJ, Mike has spent time working with members of state and federal government in an effort to make sure that the constitutional right to a jury trial is not taken away from the citizens of our state and country.

Mike
regularly lectures in Michigan and throughout the country on issues of
tort liability, including specific topical issues such as recent
speeches involving medical malpractice litigation under the Federal Tort
Claims Act, and broader topics, such as jury selection and maximizing
elements of damages.

Mike has also devoted his time and expertise as a community citizen, serving as President of the Board of Trustees of the Flint Institute of Arts. While Mike was President, the museum completed a $20 million renovation and budgeting project.

Mike also serves as a President of the Level Field Institute; an organization that seeks to promote US jobs and investment by comparing how each automaker contributes to our economy.

Mike is married to Kay, who is a judge. They have three children: Jack (13), Ellie (11), and Annie (8).